Goodman’s choice By Mira Chen (Counsellor of Caritas A G Counselling Centre)

There is a little devil who is sent to earth in order to finish the task of getting people’s heart, as well as their life.

The devil found that there are two significant weakness in human nature, one is “greed”, another is “escape”.

With “greed” people want to get more and more that will make the problem become bigger and bigger.

With “escape” people want to avoid their losses and failure, that will make the problem hiding deeper and deeper.

Then the devil designed a trap, which was called “gambling”. In gambling, people always remember the time they win money, “greed” will become bigger and bigger, with “escape” , people will avoid and forget their losses.

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Gamble never fails

That’s why the people in gambling always remember so clear of their winning experiences and forget all about their losses.

Win, always win

There is a man, his name is Good, people always call him Goodman.

Goodman has a very stable life in different aspects. But he doesn’t realized his inner nature of “greed” and “escape”. He chooses gambling as his leisure interest.

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After the first time of winning money, his greed becomes bigger and bigger, he has no awareness to sense the risk. Gambling starts to absorb his job.

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And then his friendship, his family, his confidence. ..

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Finally, his dignity.

Goodman’s heart is filled with gambling only, now he becomes a Gambleman. He has lost everything already, he even wants to give up his life.The little devil is there waiting to collect his life.

Suddenly, there is a voice calling Goodman, “Look at your heart! There has somewhere not yet been absorbed by gambling.”

Don’t give up

Choice

This area is called “choice”, that means he still can make choice by himself, choose to give up, or choose to live on and start again.

Actually, there are professional counsellors who are willing and able to help you.

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